One saber slashed down. It was like the earth sinking and the sky collapsing.

In everyone's eyes, this saber came down from the sky. It seemed not to be a saber but the sky was collapsing. This was the might of the sky falling!

This saber was Lin Fei's strongest saber so far. Without a doubt, whether it's saber intent, saber energy, or the saber technique, they were all Lin Fei's current strongest!

Facing this saber, the three elders of the royal family, and even the top Qi condensation cultivators probably only have deep despair.

However, Lin Fei's opponent was the Supreme Elder of the Royal Family, a Foundation Establishment realm cultivator who had lived for five hundred years!

"Good saber technique! This saber technique has even some implications of saber momentum. If your saber intent really turns into saber momentum, maybe it can really make me feel a headache.

However, it's just a saber momentum simulated by the saber technique, it's not worth mentioning. Now, let me show you what is Foundation Establishment."

The Supreme Elder of the Royal Family slowly extended his hand. This hand was somewhat withered and looked a little thin. It was an old hand, but it was this hand that turned gently.

"Boom."

The whole heaven and earth, or to say, the whole imperial garden, all of them shook instantly. In the void, countless heaven and earth Spiritual Qi, all seemed to collectively "agitate".

These heaven and earth Spiritual Qi turned into a huge palm. It seemed like the palm of the Supreme Elder had been magnified countless times, and then clenched hard.

"Boom."

Heaven and earth shook. Lin Fei's saber energy, which seemed capable of slashing everything, even the earth turning upside down, two hundred and fifty meters tall, actually disintegrated instantly under this huge palm made up of Spiritual Qi. Endless saber energy was annihilated by this huge palm of Spiritual Qi and disappeared without a trace.

"Hoo..."

Everything became quiet. The entire imperial garden seemed to have returned to its calm. It didn't even look like there had been a fight. Even the flowers, plants, and trees in the imperial garden hadn't suffered any damage at all.

The breeze was blowing. There seemed to be a hint of chill.

A hint of astonishment appeared in Lin Fei's eyes. Once upon a time, Lin Fei thought he could cut through the Foundation Establishment with his Heavenly Saber Art and Saber Qi.

However, when he truly faced a Foundation Establishment cultivator, he found that his saber energy, his saber intent even his saber technique, seemed... insignificant!

The Supreme Elder of the Royal Family looked at the slightly shocked Lin Fei. He shook his head slightly and said, "It's not that your saber technique is too weak. Rather, it's a difference in the realm. Do you know how much strength I used just now?"

Lin Fei asked solemnly, "Please enlighten me, True Person."

"Not even one percent of my power."

"Boom."

Lin Fei's mind roared instantly.

"This can't be possible..."

Even if Lin Fei knew that the gap between him and a Foundation Establishment cultivator was large, it couldn't possibly be so large that he couldn't even withstand one percent of a Foundation Establishment cultivator's strength. This was simply impossible!

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"As I said, different realms lead to different understandings. Just now, the palm that I struck used a very limited amount of my own spiritual power. I simply used my realm to manipulate the Spiritual Qi of heaven and earth in the entire imperial garden.

We Qi cultivators pursue coexistence with heaven and earth and make use of the mighty power of nature. Just now, I merely used a trace of spiritual power to leverage the Spiritual Qi of heaven and earth in the entire imperial garden to cast a sealing spell."

Lin Fei understood. The Supreme Elder only used a small amount of his own power. But he was able to leverage the Spiritual Qi of the entire imperial garden. Therefore, the power of the spell he cast was so great.

However, was the palm that the Supreme Elder just struck really a spell? That palm, it looked a bit like a martial arts technique.

"Supreme Elder, was that palm really a spell?" Lin Fei couldn't help but ask.

"Of course it was a spell. However, different paths lead to the same goal. Once a martial artist builds his foundation and becomes a Martial Saint, he will possess Martial Dao Divine Power, which is even more formidable than that of spells."

Lin Fei understood.

He bowed to the Supreme Elder and said, "Thank you, True Person, for helping me understand the gap between me and the Foundation Establishment. Without becoming a Martial Saint, everything is in vain! I have disturbed you. I will take my leave."

After speaking, Lin Fei turned around and strode away. In a few leaps, he disappeared without a trace.

"Supreme Elder, this Lin Fei..."

The three elders of the royal family watched as Lin Fei left. Their faces changed slightly. It seemed that they wanted to say something.

But the Supreme Elder gently shook his head and said, "There's no need to try to win him over, no need to say anything superfluous. Lin Fei knows what he's doing. Right now, the Nine Profound Sect, the Royal Family, and even Great Chang are all inextricably linked. We either rise together, or we fall together."

It's just a pity that exotic beasts are now extinct, so it's almost impossible for Lin Fei to build his foundation and become a Martial Saint. Otherwise, if Great Chang wants to extend its national destiny for another few hundred years, it might depend on him."

The three elders were shocked. They hadn't expected the Supreme Elder to rate Lin Fei so highly. He even said that the continuation of Great Chang's national destiny might depend on Lin Fei.

"Supreme Elder, your ultimate fate..."

"Go back, let nature take its course, what's supposed to come will come eventually."

"Yes, Supreme Elder."

The three dared not ask any further. They quickly left the imperial garden.

Lin Fei returned to the South King Mansion. He didn't go to see Ling Yao. Instead, he went directly back to his own room.

"System."

Lin Fei called out the system to check.

Host: Lin Fei

Martial Art Realm: Innate Martial Artist

Master: Late stage

True Intention Scroll: Late stage (Progress 42%)

Saber Intent: Transcendence (Progress 56%)

Fist Intent: Mastery (Progress 81%)

Heavenly Saber Art: Perfection (Progress 1%)

Immeasurable Fist: Transcendence (Progress 50%)

Close Yet Distant: Transcendence (Progress 0%)

Refining The Golden Body: (Progress 0%)

During this period, Lin Fei's martial arts almost reached a bottleneck. Hard cultivation alone didn't mean much. At least, there wasn't much hope for a rapid increase in strength in a short time.

The scene of his fight with the Supreme Elder of the Royal Family was still lingering in Lin Fei's mind. He had no chance of winning!

Even more so, Lin Fei had a faint feeling. Even if his True Qi reached perfection and he became a Grand Master, his Saber Qi could be stronger, he still wouldn't be a match for the Supreme Elder.

"If my saber intent progresses further, it becomes saber momentum! Saber momentum can rival a Martial Saint, naturally, it can contend with a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

However, to turn saber intent into saber momentum, one must first cultivate the saber intent to perfection. There are very few in the world who can have perfection in saber intent. It's too hard to make saber intent perfection just by grinding!

However, there is another way. That is the fusion of saber intents. If Heavenly Saber Art can generate saber intent, and then fuse with the original saber intent, there's a good chance that the saber intent will reach perfection. To push Heavenly Saber Art further, I must absorb more saber techniques at the perfection stage."

Lin Fei's train of thought was clear. If he wanted to quickly improve his strength in a short time, there was only one way, to improve his saber intent. To get saber intent to perfection had to fall on Heavenly Saber Art. There were more than three months left until Liu Yibai's appointment. That's enough time.

"There are many saber wielders in the world, especially famous ones. It seems that I have to learn from the Hidden Sword Sect. Use the title of 'Number One Saber Under Heaven' as a pretext to challenge all saber wielders in the world. In this way, I can forcibly make Heavenly Saber Art 'capture' those saber techniques at the perfection stage, and enhance its foundation."

Lin Fei also made a decision in his heart. This method required him to act high-profile. This was a bit contrary to Lin Fei's usual style.

However, this was the only way. Moreover, with Lin Fei's current strength, he couldn't afford to be low-key.

So, this "Number One Saber Under Heaven", he would be!